Due to COVID-19, the North Carolina Chapter’s 2020 career fair was reimagined in an all-virtual format. Here, the organizers offer advice based on the lessons they learned.
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UNC Biostatistics Program Offers Undergraduate Students Opportunity
The program is the largest undergraduate degree in biostatistics in the country, graduating 20 or more students per class in recent years.
What a Year It Has Been!
ASA President Wendy Martinez shares her top 10 highlights from her term and says she ends this year with renewed appreciation of the ASA community.
Speakers Bureau Launched for Student Chapters, Groups
The Speakers Bureau is a repository of qualified ASA members who are available to speak to student chapters and K–12 student groups and classes about a variety of statistical topics and career paths.
WSDS 2020 Student and Early-Career Scholarships Available
The Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference offers scholarships to support participation and offset the cost of conference registration.
Reaching Your Networking Peak: A Guided Networking Session at JSM
The JSM 2019 guided networking session, “Reaching Your Networking Peak,” was led by pro-networker Sally Morton, an ASA former president, and hosted by the ASA Committee on Career Development.
Employment Opportunities, Advice the Focus of NISS Career Fair Series
Looking for advice about best advancing a statistics career? Over the past several months, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences has been giving such advice.
Stories of Significance Highlight North Carolina Chapter’s Fall Dinner
Nearly 100 statisticians from the North Carolina ASA community gathered for the 2018 Fall Dinner November 30. The theme was “Stories of Significance.”
Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award
The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award recognizes and encourages the mentoring of junior staff in the statistical community in federal, state, or local government. It is awarded annually to a supervisor, technical director, team coordinator, or other statistical staff member who is nominated by a supervisor and co-workers for his or her efforts in supporting the work and developing the careers of junior staff. Nominations for the 2019 award will be accepted until March 22.
Making Decisions for a Long, Satisfying Career
Susan Duke uses her career as an example of finding your way to a job that gives you internal meaning and purpose.